Nelson Cruz is likely to be out at least a few days recovering from a bone bruise in his right foot.
And that’s about as good of news the Seattle Mariners could have hoped for considering the circumstance.
Not only had the Mariners learned earlier in the day that they would be without No. 3 hitter Robinson Cano for effectively the rest of the season with MLB slamming an 80-game drug suspension earlier Tuesday, but then Cruz was hit by a pitch for the second time in the later game against the Texas Rangers.
Actually, it was the third time Cruz had been hit in the past two games.